Volume 7 - Chapter 16 – Blue-haired Ann (1/2)

07-16 Blue-haired Ann

The ancient Automata came to life and spoke. In other words, they were witnessing history, but.

“Mig. Ht. You. Be M. Y mast. Er? My. Na. Me. Is. Ann.”

The Automata knew her name was An, but regarding anything other than that,

“My. Apologies bu. T I. Do not. Have any. Other. Infor. Mation.”

She unfortunately said. As expected, even the Automata must’ve had her important information erased. It was an obvious measure against the possibility of capture by the enemy.

“Hmm, looks like there’s nothing more to see here.”

Reinhardt concluded after investigating the room where the golems were.

“And so, what are you going to do about these golems and that Automata?”

At that moment, a voice could be heard from the passage they had come through.

“Hoh, hohahahahaha! Extraordinary! Most extraordinary! Good work, and thank you!”

It was the self-proclaimed archeologist they had met during the day, Rucall.

“Rucall! Why are you here!”

Reinhardt asked and Rucall laughed again.

“Hahaha, didn’t I tell you I’m investigating these ruins? For the sake of the Unifilers!”

“The Unifilers!”

It turned out that Rucall was an underling of the Unifilers.

“During the day, I thought you weren’t ordinary people, so I sent a report by pigeon. Then in the evening, a reply arrived. To my surprise, Reinhardt and Jin, you’re the two talented people we Unifilers have our eyes on, aren’t you!”

In his excitement Rucall fluently talked on and on.

“Shouldn’t I then loyally offer this finding, along with you two to the Unifilers! Uhahahahaha!”

Rucall let out a laugh like he had gone mad.

Then, Jin felt a light tug on his sleeve and turned around to look. There was the Automata from just now, Ann.

“Mas. Ter. Tha. T per. Son’s. Stra. Nge st. Ate is…”

It was hard to comprehend and her voice was low, but Jin listened carefully to what Ann had to say.

“…”

“I see. It’s good that you told me. Thanks, Ann.”

Even after Jin finished listening to what Ann had to say, Rucall was still hooting and hollering while laughing.

“Uhahahahaha! Come on, you both, won’t you come with me!”

Jin only had a single thing to say to Rucall.

“Make me.”

“Huh?”

To Jin’s cold reply, as you’d expect Rucall stopped smiling and had astrange look on his face.

“What, did you say?”

“I said make me, you fanatic.”

Jin went even further.

“Unifilers? You really think you can do such a thing? In that case you aren’t even a fanatic. Just an idiot.”

After Jin went that far, Rucall’s face turned bright red and he flew into a rage.

“Wha-wha-wha-what are you saying? You bastard, do you even understand what you’re talking about?”

Jin said indifferently,

“Unifying the continent, right? In the first place, Dinar Kingdom’s rule extended over just a part of the continent at its most. And even thought because of the population shortage it then couldn’t maintain itself, collapsed and turned into smaller nations, you say you want to unify the country into a one similar to that time’s with force? You make me laugh. Oh, I suppose Unifilers are then a comedy troupe?”

Even Reinhardt was wide-eyed in shock at the un-Jin-like sharp words, but it goes without saying that Rucall was the one who was most shocked.

“Wha-wha-what?”

“Do you have a poor memory? How many times do I have to say it?”

“You’re making fun of me!”

“Yeah, that I am.”

“D-d-damn you!”

“You’re red like a lobster…Oh, if I say it like that you probably won’t understand. Oh yeah, you’re like a boiling kettle.”

“Argh!”

“H-hey, Jin?”

Reinhardt said worriedly as Jin was acting unusual. Jin replied with a low voice.

“Ssh. Wait just a bit longer.”

“O-okay.”

“Rather than magicians, aren’t Unifilers a group of idioticians?”

“U-uaaaaaaaargh!”